The Hard Swing
1959 studio album by Sonny Stitt
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The Hard Swing is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt's Quartet recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.[2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, 1959 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Labels | Verve MG V-8306 | |||
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Reception
Track listing
- "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:07
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 3:41
- "Subito" - 3:57
- "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 4:08
- "I'll Remember April" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston) - 4:36
- "Blues for Lester" - 4:24
- "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 3:47
- "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 2:41
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 5:03
- "Presto" - 3:27
- "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) - 4:07
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt Quartet
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone (on 7 tracks); tenor saxophone (on 4 tracks)
- Amos Trice - piano
- George Morrow - bass
- Lenny McBrowne - drums
- Technical
- Sheldon Marks - art direction
- Norman Gollin - cover design
- Tommy Mitchell - cover photography